A Brake In Routine

I don't particularly even notice when I do it, but somehow I get into set routines very easily...You know things like... Eat dinner at a certain time, clean up, take a shower then go on the internet etc. Tonight (fueled by the desire not to cook and clean up) I went to the school for dinner. The meals there are pretty good...a lot of the dishes are fairly spicy and mostly I don't really know what I am ordering, I just pick what looks good. I ended up with spicy potato and pork, some kind of chopped up fine noodle,bean,vegetable and beef dish and of course rice. Many of my students were all saying hello and I decided I should sit by myself so as not to look like I was picking favourites to sit with. I didn't take long for many to move to my table anyway :-) I don't mind at all....I enjoy speaking with them. They ask questions but also tell me much about their country..and...It is really good to hear them speaking English and practicing...some are really very good and they maybe don't get a lot of opportunity to show me that whilst in the classroom.
After dinner I was going to go straight back to my apartment ...but I decided to turn the other way and head down to the river. I was going to go for a walk but I got to where the ferry arrives and departs from and decided I would sit quietly and just watch and listen. It was so great! I watched as day turned to night and the city on the other side of the Yangtze lit up in all it's glory. I watched the ferry go back and forth and the bigger boats with their bright spotlights cruise past. I saw some unusual kind of insects(a moth I think) that had a neon green glowing body..there was a few of them flying past..I watched a Chinese junk boat pull in and tie down for the night.I watched and listened as the water of this grand river lapped against the banks. I watched and listened to the Chinese people arriving home to our district from the city across the water and also those departing for the city.. I watched and listened and enjoyed every moment.
This is a very beautiful place!